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Reviews the issues facing UK archaeologists, as the discipline becomes increasingly complex and diverse. The text focuses on implications for the profession of heritage management and legislation, stricter planning controls, changing land use, and the pressure of public interest and concern.

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Author:   John Hunter ,  Ian Ralston
Publisher:   The History Press Ltd
Imprint:   Sutton Publishing Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.629kg
ISBN:  

9780750916073

ISBN 10:   0750916079
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 January 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9780750927895
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I Structure: archaeology in a matrix, Peter Fowler; changing configurations - the relationships between theory and practice, Ian Hodder; the British archaeological database, David Fraser; the structure of British archaeology, John Hunter, Ian Ralston, Ann Hamlin. Part II Frameworks: ancient monuments legislation, David J. Breeze; portable antiquities, Ian Longworth; the management of archaeology underwater, Anthony Firth; listed buildings, Roger W. Suddards; ecclesiastical buildings in use, Carl Bianco; local authority opportunities, David Baker, Ian Shepherd; British archaeology in a wider context, Henry Cleere; curation overview, Jane Grenville; appendix - frameworks legislation in Northern Ireland, Ann Hamlin. Part III Practice: English Heritage funding policies and their impact on research strategy, Roger Thomas; English archaeological units as contractors, Andrew J. Lawson; the archaeologist as consultant, Simon Collcutt; working practices, Timothy Darvill; assessment of field remains, Bill Startin; development of remote sensing, part 1 - aerial photography for archaeology, Robert H. Bewley; development of remote sensing, part 2 - practice and method in the application of geophysical techniques in archaeology, Chris Gaffney, John Gater; the dissemination of information, Catherine Hills; visitors welcome, Mike Parker Pearson; museum archaeology, Susan Pearce; archaeology as land use, Lesley Macinnes.

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